The voice of Highlands Ranch High School
Taylor Means, senior, has recently received a $1500 scholarship based on her work for the school’s newspaper the Chronicle. The award that Means applied for is the Dorothy Greer scholarship, available for any Colorado high school senior that has one or more members in the Colorado Student Media Association (CSMA). The... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, March 10, the choir performed at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church. The event was called The Great Works. It has been a yearly event for choir, orchestra, and band. The main directors of the show were Christopher Rigolini, band teacher, Rebecca Jonas, orchestra teacher, and Sara Garza, choir teacher. This hour... Continue Reading →
As the COVID-19 disease, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has been considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the world’s anxiety continues to increase. The death toll is currently at 4,613 people globally, and another 125,048 people infected as of March 12, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Efforts to control the disease... Continue Reading →
Recently, 60 Ranch students returned from a weekend at the Broadmoor for the DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) state competition. The students who attended had to first compete in the district competition in November of 2019 to qualify or submit their written event. Students participating in DECA are all... Continue Reading →
With the 2020 general election looming, Super Tuesday marked a period when fourteen states held their primary election. The outcome of March 3 has the potential to be a crucial decider of who the final Democratic candidate may be. According to the New York Times, Biden led Super Tuesday with 35%... Continue Reading →
The HR athletic training program has gotten multiple awards and has constantly won in competitions. On Jan. 27, 2020, they took first and second place in the DCSD student athletic training aide competition. This is a series of competitions that consist of many different events. This is the fifth year in a row that... Continue Reading →
Reading may not be a hobby everyone wants to take up, especially reading 10 books for a competition, but the members of HR’s Battle of the Books have a passion for it and got second place during the sweet sixteen at the competition on Feb. 1st. Most people have heard the idea of... Continue Reading →
As of Jan. 31 of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency for the coronavirus, which has become the first epidemic since the smallpox outbreak. According to the New York Times, there are currently at least 75,000 infected worldwide in 21 countries and more than 2,000 deaths, along with... Continue Reading →
“This year is make or break,” said Scott Mortimer, senior student senator and Barrel Man. “It takes three years to make a tradition and it is our third year hosting Wish Week.” Student senate hopes to solidify Wish Week as a key part of HR culture. According to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a... Continue Reading →
